Epoxy Coated Steel vs HDG: Corrosion Protection Evaluation
For years, hot-dipped galvanizing (HDG) was the state-of-the-art for corrosion protection. It worked pretty well, and some folks still swear by it.
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Is Corrosion Protection the Next Frontier for a Dry Storage Building?
In this article from Dry Bulk Magazine, we talk about hot-dipped galvanized steel versus epoxy-coated steel when it comes to the frames of fabric structures. We examine a salt-fog test we did to test...
Smart Dry Bulk Storage Solutions
As the year begins, many have stopped looking at the past year and are looking forward to the approaching year. Storage has been a big theme in 2021, due to the economic climate, and it continues to...
Fighting Corrosion: Hot-Dip Galvanizing vs. EpoxxiShield™
We’ve seen the effects of corrosion on many steel buildings, and one thing is for sure: hot-dip galvanizing (HDG) doesn’t prevent corrosion. It just delays it for a few years.
Legacy's Fabric Buildings: Enhancing Mining Facilities Operations
Legacy’s tension fabric structures are natural mining material storage, but there’s a lot of other ways to use our buildings in a mine’s operation. Our unique combination of solid steel beams and...
Dry Bulk Magazine: 5 Commodity Storage Challenges
Our own Paul Smith published an article in Dry Bulk Magazine in March. In it he examines five storage challenges in the dry bulk industry and how a tension fabric building can address those issues....
Are Tension Fabric Structures Permanent or Temporary?
We get this question a lot, and we don’t mind it too much, because a lot of people simply assume our buildings are temporary and never bother to ask. People naturally assume that a structure with a...
Case Study: Pontotoc Sands Frac Sand Storage Facility
When you need to make a decision about frac sand storage, you usually need to make it fast. That doesn’t mean, however, you must take only what you can get. Our tension fabric structures can be...
Storing Salt the Smart Way
When you need it during a snow event, you need it immediately—and when you store it, its corrosive nature can quickly wear down any structure that isn’t built to handle it.
Top 3 Reasons Fabric Structures for Crop Storage
Agricultural commodities and crops must have safe, efficient storage in order to protect the food chain and bring the best price for farmers and distributors.
Rigid Frame Fabric Buildings: The Best of Both Worlds
By combining the design flexibility and trusted engineering of a rigid steel frame building with the corrosion resistance, natural light and expedited construction of fabric structures, Legacy...
Factors That Determine Bulk Storage Building Needs
Get the most from your bulk storage facility by building to the right dimensions.
Fabric Liners: The Best Way to Prevent Corrosion in Storage Buildings
Corrosion is the deterioration of metal caused by the reaction of metal within the environment. Corrosion naturally occurs anywhere metal is in contact with humidity, sea air, chemicals, fertilizers,...
Expedited Construction for Frac Sand Storage: A Case Study
Being first to market is one way to establish industry dominance – especially an industry that moves as quickly as fracking. But being first isn’t enough. If you are first and unprepared, it’s easy...
Central Valley Ag Installs New 40,000 Ton Storage Building
New fabric structure replaces corroded building